Week 19: 12/14-12/18

Happy holidays everyone!!  Our much needed vacation is just FIVE days away!!!  Keep in mind that this week is VERY important in determining your end of the semester grade; Friday, December 18 is the last day for grades for this report card.  No late assignments will be accepted past this date so all missing assignments will remain zeroes.

I hope you all have a wonderful, restful holiday and I can’t wait to catch up with you in 2010…  until then, though – here’s how our week is playing out:

Unit:  Classification

Standards:  S7L1a, S7L1b

Objectives:

-          Explain why biologists classify organisms

-          Relate the levels of classification to the relationship between organisms

-          List characteristics used to classify organisms into groups including domains and kingdoms

-          Demonstrate how to use  dichotomous key

Essential Questions:

1.       Why are there fewer animals than plants?

2.       How does the hierarchy of organization result in the complexity and diversity of organisms?

3.       How does reproduction vary among organisms?

4.       How does the construction of a dichotomous key help you to see the similarities and differences among organisms in the 6 kingdoms?

Higher Level Questioning:

1.  Why are there so many different kinds of organisms?

2.  How are we related?

3.  How do the systems compare in different organisms?

Classification Websites:

Walk in the Forest A Touch of Class Lifecycles of Animals and plants

Animals Websites:

Creature Feature Walk in the Woods- animals Animal Migration

Biodiversity of Animals Quiz Animal articles quizzes games

Wacky water creatures Virtual Owl Pellet How Fish Get Oxygen

Grasshopper Exploration Newton’s Apple free Animal Movies

Pavlov\’s Dog Seafood Surgery Virtual Worm Tour

Build an Animal Skeleton Evolution of Flight in Birds

Plant Websites:

Fern Lifecycles Photosynthesis Movie Photosynthesis up close

Wonderville Photosynthesis Plant Reproduction Plants in Motion

Pollen Park Root Factory Great Plant Escape Plant Life Cycle

Potato Story Tree Cookie Types of Fruits Vascular Plants

Plant Life Cycles Plant Resources Cycles of Life in Plants

Fungi Websites:

Protist Websites:

Protist Movies Pond Life Protists

Moneran (Eubacteria & Archaebacteria) Websites:

Bad Bacteria Disease Detectives Antibiotic Resistance

Infectious Disease website Antibiotics Bacterial Invasion Flu Epidemic

Immune System Defender Defending Against Infection

Healing Cuts Tissue Invaders Rabies Lupus Aids

Medical Mysteries game Pneumonia Malaria H1N1 Flu

Antibiotics Movie Tracking malaria Immune Cells

Monday- Today we will begin class by finishing up our bacteria lab from last week.  We should have some great colonies growing by now!  Then, onto our study of protists.  We will take notes on protists using our Protist notes & Pond life ID Lab notes sheet and then view some protists under our new digital microscope to prepare you for your lab tomorrow.

Homework for Monday- Read pp. 226-235 and answer any FOUR questions on p. 235.

Tuesday- Today we are doing our pond water lab where you must locate and identify protists in a pond water sample.

Homework for Tuesday- None

Wednesday- Today we are going to make protist mini-poster.  You will only have 1 class period to make the poster which will require a picture, answering 4-5 questions and presenting the poster to the class.  You will complete the assignment by placing your poster into the appropriate category: Fungus-like; Plant-like; Animal-like Protists on the bulletin board.

Homework for Wednesday- Read pp. 236-241 and answer any FOUR questions on page 241.

Thursday- Today we will begin class by watching a movie, summing up protists and introducing fungi.  We will then take some Fungi notes along with labeling and coloring a fungi diagram.

Homework for Thursday- For Extra Credit, you can complete ALL questions in the chapter review on pages 245-247.  That is a total of 33 questions in all.

Friday- Today we will be completing a fun scavenger hunt using the Holiday Fungi reading and Holiday fungi questions in which you will learn how fungi are used during our winter holiday celebrations!  While you are working on this, I will be grading your notebooks.  Refer to the post before this one for the requirements to get full credit on your notebook check.

Homework for Friday- Have an awesome break!!!

For your notebook check next Friday…

Sutton students (and parents) – this week is your last opportunity to get grades in for the end of the semester.   That being said, here are the items you will need to have COMPLETED and GLUED INTO your notebook for your FINAL semester notebook check this coming Friday, the 18th:

1.  Classification Reading and Vocabulary

2.  Classification Notes with the 4 questions answered

3.  Pamishan Creatures Dichotomous key worksheet (And if you chose to do so, the extra credit dichotomous key written out on the left)

4.  Classification reading and puzzle – put together and colored

5.  Cladograms and classification Internet Scavenger Hunt

6.  Microorganisms Everywhere – Bacteria and Virus notes and Bacteria Lab

7.  Bacteria that Impact Mankind reading

8.  Protist Notes and Once upon a pond lab (you’ll receive this Monday and Tuesday)

9.  Fungi Notes and Diagram – colored and labeled (you’ll receive this Thursday)

10.  Holiday Fungi activity (you’ll receive this Friday and must show to me as you leave class for credit – you will glue this on the right in your INB over the holiday)

Help Stop World Hunger!

Thanks for reminding me Sofia!  Everyone, at this time of year, it’s always good to remember those who are less fortunate.  Here’s an easy way to do your part -  Help stop world hunger!  For every question you get right, the UN will donate 20 grains of rice to help those who are less fortunate!  Try it out and make a difference!  And show the world how smart you are!! 

Free Rice

Week 18: 12/7-12/11

Parents and students, I apologize for the late post, but Edublogs’ server was down last night and I was unable to access it.  Here’s how our week is shaping up:   We have two weeks to go until our Winter break!  I know we are all looking forward to having a long vacation away from school so we can spend time with friends and family Remember to keep in mind that we only have two weeks until the end of the semester.  Finish Strong!!!  Continue doing good work until the end as this will be your semester grade!

Unit:  Classification

Standards:  S7L1a, S7L1b

Objectives:

-          Explain why biologists classify organisms

-          Relate the levels of classification to the relationship between organisms

-          List characteristics used to classify organisms into groups including domains and kingdoms

-          Demonstrate how to use  dichotomous key

Essential Questions:

1.       Why are there fewer animals than plants?

2.       How does the hierarchy of organization result in the complexity and diversity of organisms?

3.       How does reproduction vary among organisms?

4.       How does the construction of a dichotomous key help you to see the similarities and differences among organisms in the 6 kingdoms?

Higher Level Questioning:

1.  Why are there so many different kinds of organisms?

2.  How are we related?

3.  How do the systems compare in different organisms?

Classification Websites:

Walk in the Forest A Touch of Class Lifecycles of Animals and plants

Animals Websites:

Creature Feature Walk in the Woods- animals Animal Migration

Biodiversity of Animals Quiz Animal articles quizzes games

Wacky water creatures Virtual Owl Pellet How Fish Get Oxygen

Grasshopper Exploration Newton’s Apple free Animal Movies

Pavlov\’s Dog Seafood Surgery Virtual Worm Tour

Build an Animal Skeleton Evolution of Flight in Birds

Plant Websites:

Fern Lifecycles Photosynthesis Movie Photosynthesis up close

Wonderville Photosynthesis Plant Reproduction Plants in Motion

Pollen Park Root Factory Great Plant Escape Plant Life Cycle

Potato Story Tree Cookie Types of Fruits Vascular Plants

Plant Life Cycles Plant Resources Cycles of Life in Plants

Fungi Websites:

Protist Websites:

Protist Movies Pond Life Protists

Moneran (Eubacteria & Archaebacteria) Websites:

Bad Bacteria Disease Detectives Antibiotic Resistance

Infectious Disease website Antibiotics Bacterial Invasion Flu Epidemic

Immune System Defender Defending Against Infection

Healing Cuts Tissue Invaders Rabies Lupus Aids

Medical Mysteries game Pneumonia Malaria H1N1 Flu

Antibiotics Movie Tracking malaria Immune Cells

Monday- Today you will work on a  puzzle and Classification Puzzle Reading covering the three domains and all six kingdoms: Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals.

Homework for Monday – Finish coloring pictures and assembling puzzle on the left side of your INB.  This will be included in your next INB check.

Tuesday- We will be going to the computer lab today to work on an independent internet scavenger hunt called “Cladograms & Classification.”  This will introduce you to cladograms and also get you familiar with the six kingdoms of organisms that scientists have created.

Homework for Tuesday – Finish worksheet if you did not get it done in class.

Wednesday- Today we will take notes on Viruses and Bacteria using the Bacteria Notes Set .  Then you will go on a hunt to find the dirtiest places in the school.  You will use an inoculation loop and petri dish to collect and grow your bacteria so we can possibly identify the different species on Friday!

Homework for Wednesday- read 210-215 and CHOOSE any FOUR questions  on page 215

Thursday- Today you will work on an in class reading assignment called Wonders in Miniature and you will analyze the reading for both good and bad bacteria and put them into your worksheet from the Bacteria Notes Setworksheet set.

Homework for Thursday- read 217-225  and CHOOSE any FOUR questions on 225

Friday- Today you will take your petri dishes back to your desks and attempt  to identify the different types of bacterial species you collected.  We will then finish and go over all lab questions!

Homework for Friday- None!

Week 17: 11/30-12/4

I hope you all had a restful Thanksgiving break!  Three weeks until another holiday break, so let’s finish the year off right!  This week we are beginning our last unit of the semester: Classification.  We will begin the unit by introducing how we classify organisms.  Then we will spend approximately a week for each Kingdom: Monera (Eubacteria & Archaebacteria); Protista; Fungi; Plantae; & Animalia.  Look forward to fun labs, microscope work, and dissections!

Unit:  Classification

Standards:  S7L1a, S7L1b

Objectives:

-          Explain why biologists classify organisms

-          Relate the levels of classification to the relationship between organisms

-          List characteristics used to classify organisms into groups including domains and kingdoms

-          Demonstrate how to use  dichotomous key

Essential Questions:

1.       Why are there fewer animals than plants?

2.       How does the hierarchy of organization result in the complexity and diversity of organisms?

3.       How does reproduction vary among organisms?

4.       How does the construction of a dichotomous key help you to see the similarities and differences among organisms in the 6 kingdoms?

Higher Level Questioning:

1.  Why are there so many different kinds of organisms?

2.  How are we related?

3.  How do the systems compare in different organisms?

Classification Websites:

Walk in the Forest A Touch of Class Lifecycles of Animals and plants

Animals Websites:

Creature Feature Walk in the Woods- animals Animal Migration

Biodiversity of Animals Quiz Animal articles quizzes games

Wacky water creatures Virtual Owl Pellet How Fish Get Oxygen

Grasshopper Exploration Newton’s Apple free Animal Movies

Pavlov\’s Dog Seafood Surgery Virtual Worm Tour

Build an Animal Skeleton Evolution of Flight in Birds

Plant Websites:

Fern Lifecycles Photosynthesis Movie Photosynthesis up close

Wonderville Photosynthesis Plant Reproduction Plants in Motion

Pollen Park Root Factory Great Plant Escape Plant Life Cycle

Potato Story Tree Cookie Types of Fruits Vascular Plants

Plant Life Cycles Plant Resources Cycles of Life in Plants

Fungi Websites:

Protist Websites:

Protist Movies Pond Life Protists

Moneran (Eubacteria & Archaebacteria) Websites:

Bad Bacteria Disease Detectives Antibiotic Resistance

Infectious Disease website Antibiotics Bacterial Invasion Flu Epidemic

Immune System Defender Defending Against Infection

Healing Cuts Tissue Invaders Rabies Lupus Aids

Medical Mysteries game Pneumonia Malaria H1N1 Flu

Antibiotics Movie Tracking malaria Immune Cells

Monday- Today we will be taking a common assessment on genetics.  When you are finished, we will complete a vocabulary reading and matching activity on classification, and then we will make a classification unit page with the title and three pictures describing the unit we are now studying.

Homework for Monday- Complete your vocab matching and unit page if not done in class.

Tuesday - Why do we classify things?  Hmmm…. Interesting question…  today we’ll discover what led to classification and the importance of this process today in our Classification Notes & our Classification Notes INB version blank .  During our notes, we’ll learn the scientific process of using a dichotomous key.

Tuesday HW- Read pages 42-49 and do ?s 1-3

Wednesday – Today we have a special treat as Ms. Masuda from the Atlanta Botanical Gardens will be visiting and helping us with the new concept of using dichotomous keys.  It is an interactive lab day and students will receive classwork credit for all work done for the period.

Wednesday HW- Do questions 1-6 on page 71

Thursday – Today we will be doing some dichotomous key practice. You may choose one or two of the following dichotomous key practice sheets: taxonomy, classification & dichotomous keys , shark classification, or  who are these creepy creatures.   You are encouraged to finish during class so you may check your answers against the key.

Thursday HW- Finish dichotomous key activity and check answers

Friday-  Today is more practice using dichotomous keys as you will use aliens flashcards to create your own!  This is a backwards design activity as you will do this using the aliens dichotomous key template!

Friday HW-finish dichotomous key at home if you did not finish in class

Week 16: 11/23-11/24

Thanksgiving is upon us!  This will be a short week but a busy one.  You will have a test on Tuesday along with a notebook check.  Notebook check this week includes the following:

Nervous Diagram colored and labeled, eye diagram colored and labeled, Genetics vocab and unit title page colored, SpongeBob worksheet completed, It’s a Toss Up baby characteristics and questions finished and baby picture drawn and colored, and DNA diagram completed and colored.

Hybrid animal projects are also due Tuesday (I’m assuming most of you have probably completed it by now).  As always, you are welcome to turn them in early!  Chapter Review homework from Friday is due Monday.

Please have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.  We have all been working hard and this is a well deserved vacation for all of us!!

Unit: Genetics

Georgia Performance Standards: S7CS2, S7CS3, S7CS5, S7CS8, S7CS10, S7L3a, S7L3c

Student Objectives:

Explain what forms the genetic code

Describe how a cell produces proteins

Identify how mutations can affect an organism

Identify some patterns of inheritance in humans

Identify the function of sex chromosomes

Explain the relationship between genes and environment

Identify two causes of genetic disorders in humans

Explain how we trace the inheritance of traits

Describe how disorders can be diagnosed and treated

Describe three ways of producing organisms with desired traits

Essential Questions:

How is genetic material passed from parents to their offspring?

How can our knowledge of genetics be useful?

What is a pedigree and how can it help us to determine how a trait is inherited?

Higher Level Questioning

How can a mutation be helpful?

Why is selective breeding important to me?

Genetics Websites:

Click and Clone Mendel’s Experiments Genes and Cells

Mendel’s Discoveries Genetics Web Lab Activities Mendel’s Experiments

Alien Baby Boom Cloning Genetics Dominoes Game Genetics

Human Genome Karyotype Inheritance Memory Game

Ology Genetics Games Genome Games Paternity Testing

Space Doctor Game Human Genome Walkthrough Variation

What is a Stem Cell? Reproduction & Cloning Genetics Quiz

Pedigrees & Family Trees Genetic Counseling & Pedigrees

Punnett Squares Websites:

Mendelian Genetics Punnett Squares Punnett square introduction

Marble Mania Zoo Matchmaker Dog Breeding Punnett Squares

Meiosis Websites:

Meiosis Movie Meiosis Animation Double Cell Division

Meiosis and Twins

DNA Websites:

DNA games DNA Interactive DNA Base Pair Matching

DNA and Genes Gene Finder Gel Electrophoresis Cell to DNA

Putting DNA to Work DNA Quiz Build a DNA Model

Transcribe & Translate DNA

Monday- After we review the Chapter review homework from the weekend, we will participate in some Punnett square races to study up for your test tomorrow.  You should study all notes sheets from the unit on genetics in order to make sure that you are best prepared for tomorrow’s test.  Attached are more review sheets to help you:

Genetics Practice Problem Genetics Practice Problem 2 Genetics Practice Problems 3 punnett square practice

Homework for Monday- Study for your test on Genetics and prepare your INB for a notebook check tomorrow.  You will also be turning in your Hybrid project if you haven’t done so already!

Tuesday- You will have an INB check covering all of the above mentioned assignments.  You will also take a test on Genetics today.  When done with the test, we will have a gallery walk as you post your hybrid project on the walls of the classroom for display!

Homework for Tuesday- None!!!

Wednesday-Friday  Have a WONDERFUL and relaxing Thanksgiving Holiday!!

Week 15: 11/16-11/20

Only a week and a half until Thanksgiving break!  Let’s end this unit STRONG!  Keep reviewing your notes as your test and you notebook check will be next Tuesday before we leave.  This week we will be looking deeper into genetics by studying pedigrees, selective breeding, and DNA.  In fact, this Friday, you will be participating in an amazing demonstration lab in which we will extract the microscopic DNA from a strawberry such that we will be able to see it with the naked eye!  Too cool!  Here’s how our week is going to break down:

Week 15: Genetics

Georgia Performance Standards: S7CS2, S7CS3, S7CS5, S7CS8, S7CS10, S7L3a, S7L3c

Student Objectives:

Explain what forms the genetic code

Describe how a cell produces proteins

Identify how mutations can affect an organism

Identify some patterns of inheritance in humans

Identify the function of sex chromosomes

Explain the relationship between genes and environment

Identify two causes of genetic disorders in humans

Explain how we trace the inheritance of traits

Describe how disorders can be diagnosed and treated

Describe three ways of producing organisms with desired traits

Essential Questions:

How is genetic material passed from parents to their offspring?

How can our knowledge of genetics be useful?

What is a pedigree and how can it help us to determine how a trait is inherited?

Higher Level Questioning

How can a mutation be helpful?

Why is selective breeding important to me?

Genetics Websites:

Click and Clone Mendel’s Experiments Genes and Cells

Mendel’s Discoveries Genetics Web Lab Activities Mendel’s Experiments

Alien Baby Boom Cloning Genetics Dominoes Game Genetics

Human Genome Karyotype Inheritance Memory Game

Ology Genetics Games Genome Games Paternity Testing

Space Doctor Game Human Genome Walkthrough Variation

What is a Stem Cell? Reproduction & Cloning Genetics Quiz

Pedigrees & Family Trees Genetic Counseling & Pedigrees

Punnett Squares Websites:

Mendelian Genetics Punnett Squares Punnett square introduction

Marble Mania Zoo Matchmaker Dog Breeding Punnett Squares

Meiosis Websites:

Meiosis Movie Meiosis Animation Double Cell Division

Meiosis and Twins

DNA Websites:

DNA games DNA Interactive DNA Base Pair Matching

DNA and Genes Gene Finder Gel Electrophoresis Cell to DNA

Putting DNA to Work DNA Quiz Build a DNA Model

Transcribe & Translate DNA

Monday- Today you will practice the use of your new vocabulary and your knowledge of Punnett squares by playing a game called “It’s a toss up“  where you will pair up and create offspring that shares the parents’ (your) traits.  You will then take the list of characteristics your offspring inherited and create a picture of your baby!  This picture will be drawn on the left hand side of your notebook, across from the “It’s a toss up” template.

Homework for Monday- Finish It’s a Toss Up offspring picture in INB

Tuesday- Today we’ll begin with a quick review of punnett squares, followed by take notes on Advances in genetics, pedigrees, and mutations. If we have time, we will play an interactive website about Genetic Counseling & Pedigrees

Homework for Tuesday-  Answer questions #1-10 on page 167 and #1-5 on page 169.  Begin studying for your test next Tuesday and work on your INB for a notebook check Tuesday also.

Wednesday- We’re going to start a new mini project today.  You are an employee of Mad Scientists, Inc, and as a new employee, you will create your own hybrid organism using the techniques of Selective Breeding.

Homework for Wednesday- Continue work on your hybrid. Continue studying ALL NOTES for your test next Tuesday and work on your INB for a notebook check Tuesday also.

Thursday- Today will be a work day for your hybrid adverstisement.  Those of you that finish early will have the opporutnity to present while others continue working.

Homework for Thursday- Continue to work on your hybrid due NEXT TUESDAY.  Continue studying for your test next Tuesday and work on your INB for a notebook check Tuesday also.

Friday- Today we’ll begin class with a DNA brainpop, then take notes on DNA and color and fill out a picture of DNA. Then we will take what we’ve learned about DNA and use our knowledge to extract DNA from strawberries so that we will be able to see it with the naked eye!  To do this, we will need to use the Strawberry DNA Extraction lab sheet.  This is an activity you can easily do at home to impress your parents and siblings!  If strawberries are hard to get, onions work well too.

Homework for Friday- Do the chapter review on page 139-140 #1-20 for 200 POINT HOMEWORK grade and also #1-5 on page 141 for 100 POINT HOMEWORK grade.  Continue to work on your hybrid, due Next TUESDAY. Continue studying for your test next Tuesday and work on your INB for a notebook check Tuesday also.

Week 14: 11/9-11/13

Welcome back Sutton Scientists!  Last week was a great week, as we completed our first of many dissections!  Everyone did a great job and I was extremely pleased with everyone’s behavior during the lab.  Those of you that were absent really missed a great experience  I hope you’ll be there for the next one!  Please remember that you have a test on Monday covering the Nervous System notes and eye diagram.  I will also be doing a quick INB check covering our most recent info on the nervous system.  Every page should be filled so please make sure you’re ready on Monday as soon as you come in to class.  As for this week, here is how it is going to go…

Week 14: Genetics

Georgia Performance Standards: S7CS2, S7CS3, S7CS5, S7CS8, S7CS10, S7L3a, S7L3c

Student Objectives:

Explain what forms the genetic code

Describe how a cell produces proteins

Identify how mutations can affect an organism

Identify some patterns of inheritance in humans

Identify the function of sex chromosomes

Explain the relationship between genes and environment

Identify two causes of genetic disorders in humans

Explain how we trace the inheritance of traits

Describe how disorders can be diagnosed and treated

Describe three ways of producing organisms with desired traits

Essential Questions:

How is genetic material passed from parents to their offspring?

How can our knowledge of genetics be useful?

What is a pedigree and how can it help us to determine how a trait is inherited?

Higher Level Questioning

How can a mutation be helpful?

Why is selective breeding important to me?

Genetics Websites:

Click and Clone Mendel’s Experiments Genes and Cells

Mendel’s Discoveries Genetics Web Lab Activities Mendel’s Experiments

Alien Baby Boom Cloning Genetics Dominoes Game Genetics

Human Genome Karyotype Inheritance Memory Game

Ology Genetics Games Genome Games Paternity Testing

Space Doctor Game Human Genome Walkthrough Variation

What is a Stem Cell? Reproduction & Cloning Genetics Quiz

Pedigrees & Family Trees Genetic Counseling & Pedigrees

Punnett Squares Websites:

Mendelian Genetics Punnett Squares Punnett square introduction

Marble Mania Zoo Matchmaker Dog Breeding Punnett Squares

Meiosis Websites:

Meiosis Movie Meiosis Animation Double Cell Division

Meiosis and Twins

DNA Websites:

DNA games DNA Interactive DNA Base Pair Matching

DNA and Genes Gene Finder Gel Electrophoresis Cell to DNA

Putting DNA to Work DNA Quiz Build a DNA Model

Transcribe & Translate DNA

Monday- Today is your test over the Nervous System. An quick INB check will be done covering our most recent activities.  Be prepared!

Homework for Monday- None

Tuesday- Today we are going to begin a new unit on genetics.  Today’s lesson will be filled with vocabulary on the right side and you will complete a new unit page in your notebook on the left under today’s bellwork.

Homework for Tuesday-  Finish vocabulary and unit page.

Wednesday- We’ll begin class today with a warm-up on genetics followed by a session of Genetics notes on heredity, Mendel, and punnett squares.  You will also get the opportunity to practice some punnett square problems in class.

Homework for Wednesday-  Read pages 110-115 and answer questions 1-2 on page 115.  Practice punnett squares using some of the websites offered on this week’s post, or use your book to practice.

Thursday- Today will be all about Punnett Squares as we work on a second set of practice problems with the help of our buddy Spongebob 1 and Spongebob 2!

Homework for Thursday- Finish SpongeBob genetics worksheet.  Read pages 118-123 and answer questions 1-3 on page 123.

Friday- Today is going to be all interactive! We are going to use the Foss Web site to work on Larkey genetics as a class.  If you wish to use it outside of class please see me.  Larkey Genetics Website

Homework for Friday- NONE

Week 13: 11/2-11/6

Week 12: 10/26-10/30

This week we are finishing up our second to the last unit on the human body.  We will be doing a study guide and taking a test at the end of this week.  Once we finish up these units, we’ll be on to the last unit: the Nervous system!  Parents, keep your eyes open for a dissection opportunity next week!

Unit: Human Body- Lymphatic, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive systems

Standards:  S7CS5, S7CS10, S7L2e,

IB Connections: Human Ingenuity; Health & Social Education; Approaches to Learning

Objectives:

-          Identify the levels of organization in the body

-          Define homeostasis

-          Describe the functions of the endocrine system

-          Identify the endocrine glands

-          Define sexual reproduction

-          Identify the structures and functions of the male and female reproductive systems

-          List the stages of human development that occur before birth

-          Identify the changes that occur from infancy to adulthood

Essential questions:

1. What are the levels of organization in the body?
2. What is homeostasis?
3. How do the systems of the body relate to one another?

Higher Level Questioning

1. What are the functions and structures of the endocrine system?
2. What is the function of hormones?
3. What are endocrine glands?
4. How does negative feedback control hormones in the body?
5. What are the functions and structures of the male and female reproductive systems?
6. What is sexual reproduction?
7. Why might sperm and egg differ in form?
8. How is the function of the female reproductive system different from that of the male?

Lymphatic Webistes:

Infectious Disease website Antibiotics Bacterial Invasion Flu Epidemic

Immune System Defender Defending Against Infection

Healing Cuts Tissue Invaders Rabies Lupus Aids

Medical Mysteries game Pneumonia Malaria H1N1 Flu

Antibiotics Movie Tracking malaria Immune Cells
Urinary System Websites

Urinary System movie Kidney Failure Kidney Stones

Endocrine/Reproductive System Websites

Hormones and Reproductive system Endocrine system movie

Monday- Today you are going to do a reading activity on one of either the Immune System, Kidneys and Urinary Tract , Reproductive Male and Female, or Endocrine system .  You’ll be given a Graphic Organizer to fill out for your particular system.  Tomorrow, you will jigsaw your information with the other members of your group and then present to the the class.  The information you find will be the information on your test Friday!

Homework for Monday-  Finish the ?s for your assigned reading activity.  Because readings are so lengthy, there are only class copies. Get the copies online to finish or use your book to answer the questions.

Tuesday – Today you will present your findings to your group and your group members will fill out a graphic organizer for the systems they did not research.  This sheet will be used to study for your test on Friday.

Homework for Tuesday- CRCT practice questions 1-4 on page 593 and questions  1-5 on p. 665

Wednesday- After going over homework, we are going to complete a fetal development lab in which we will chart the growth of a baby from conception to full term.

Homework for Wednesday- Finish lab questions if not completed in class.

Thursday- Today we will begin class by going over the lab questions form yesterday.  You will then complete a study guide on Lymphatic, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive systems in preparation for your test tomorrow.

Homework for Thursday- Finish study guide and study for test tomorrow on Lymphatic, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive systems

Friday- Yep.  today is your test on the Lymphatic, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive Systems.  If time allows, we will grade them in class.

Homework for Friday – none.  Enjoy your weekend!